this really hurts the respect I had for Andreessen. Really wish he didn't make that statement. Snowden is NOT a traitor, he is a bringer of truth, truth which will ultimately set us free, how can that be a bad thing?
In a national security state, truth is bad for business.
Whether or not he made that statement doesn't matter. What should matter to you more is that he believes it in the first place.
He is believer of $$$. Someone (or some org such as NSA ) is stopping the China and others from buying the product/using the service his VC firm is investing it. That's what really upset him the most.